Marshall E-News
02/27/2026
NEWS & INFORMATION
Right to Read Week is just around the corner! Please see the information below for all the fun and exciting activities planned for next month.
We encourage families to review the schedule and plan ahead so students can participate in the themed dress-up days and special events. We’re looking forward to a month full of reading, learning, and school spirit!
Mrs. Jones
Principal
AHOY MARSHALL FAMILIES ⚓📚
We are excited to announce that March 23–27, 2026, we will be celebrating Right to Read Week with a fun, pirate-themed adventure: BOOKaneers: Finding Treasure in Books! Reading opens the door to imagination, discovery, and lifelong learning—and we can’t wait to celebrate the treasure found inside books with our students all week long.
As part of our celebration, students will have the opportunity to invite a VIP (Very Important Pirate) to join them during their scheduled library time. VIPs may be parents, grandparents, special family members, or other important adults in your child’s life.
During this special visit, VIPs and students will:
Read together (bring a favorite book from home or choose one from our library collection)
Complete a fun directed drawing activity
Play a game
We kindly ask all VIPs to sign up using this link so we can plan accordingly. (If you have more than one student, please fill one out for each student.) Additionally, any grown-up who would like to attend must have a completed volunteer application on file prior to coming in. The form can be emailed directly to Mrs. Jones or returned to your child’s teacher. If you have already completed a volunteer application and have one on file with the school, you are all set—no need to complete another one.
On the day of your visit, please arrive 5–10 minutes before your child’s scheduled library time. VIP’s will need to bring an ID and sign in at the office. A staff member will greet VIPs and walk the group up to the library when it is time for the class to begin.
We look forward to welcoming our VIPs aboard for this exciting week of literacy fun!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mrs. Jones @ joness@talawanda.org or 513-273-3600.
Stephanie Jones
Principal
📚🏴☠️ Right to Read Week – Choose Your Own (Pirate) Adventure! 🏴☠️📚
We are excited to celebrate Right to Read Week with our “Choose Your Own (Pirate) Adventure” BOOKaneers Dress-Up Days! This fun-filled week promotes a love of reading while building school spirit. Each day, students may choose one of two creative dress-up options to participate. Participation earns 10 doubloons per day for your grade-level team!
Any volunteer who would like to volunteer for the book fair must have a completed volunteer application on file prior to coming in. The form can be emailed directly to Mrs. Jones or returned to your child’s teacher. If you have already completed a volunteer application and have one on file with the school, you are all set—no need to complete another one. On the day of your visit, please arrive 5–10 minutes before your child’s scheduled library time.
2025-2026 YEARBOOK ORDER FORM
📣 If interested in a Yearbook, please order as we will have no extras to sell!
ORDER LINK:
Order now for early Picture Day pricing!
Create an account or login with your Picture Day ID: EVT9ZR8GN
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
MARCH - BREAKFAST MENU
MARCH - LUNCH MENU
LOST & FOUND
A quick reminder to label your child’s belongings — it makes returning lost items so much easier. Thank you for your support!
TITLE TALK - READING CORNER
Here is a post from Literacy Now with 10 ideas to do with your family while reading aloud to them. Please reach out to your student’s Reading Corner teacher with any questions.
PTG CORNER
NOTES FROM OUR SOCIAL WORKER
AROUND THE COMMUNITY
NOTES FROM THE OFFICE
Student Fees:
Fees have been loaded to PaySchools if you wish to pay online. You can also pay in the office with cash or check.
Lunch Accounts:
As a reminder, you are able to add funds to your student's lunch account through the PaySchools system. If your student's account reaches -$50 it will be rolled into your school fees. Please be mindful and keep your student's account current. You can use PaySchools, send a check or cash to the school office to take care of your student's balance.
Free and Reduced:
If you would like to apply for free or reduced lunches, please reach out to the Marshall office or the Marshall social worker Chrissy Rolfes at rolfesc@talawanda.org. We can help walk you through the online application or help you fill out a paper form in the office. If you qualify for FREE lunch, your fees will also be waived. (EXCEPT for 5th grade Chromebook fee) If you qualify for REDUCED, fees will be reduced by 85% (EXCEPT for 5th grade Chromebook fee) and meals will be FREE.
Dismissal:
Thank you for your help in keeping dismissal safe and smooth for everyone. We ask that when your child is called to your car, you please help them climb in and then pull forward to the upper lot to buckle them into their car seat. Remaining stopped in the dismissal lane to buckle your child slows down the process for all families and, more importantly, it creates an unsafe situation when other cars attempt to go around. Your cooperation makes dismissal safer and quicker for all of our students.
Final Forms:
Remember, if you have any changes to your information (phone number, address, who can pick up your student, etc) throughout the school year, change it in Final Forms! The office is notified of these changes and will update our information. IF you have an address change, you must submit new proof of residency to the office before we will update your address.
IMPORTANT DATES
March 9th: Spring Picture Day
March 9th - March 12th: Book Fair
March 12th: Conferences 4:00 pm - 7:30 pm
March 17th: Conferences 4:00 pm - 7:30 pm
March 19th: Book Mobile
March 22nd - March 27th: RIGHT TO READ WEEK
March 30th - April 3rd: NO SCHOOL - SPRING BREAK
April 6th: NO SCHOOL - CONFERENCE EXCHANGE DAY
April 23rd: Book Mobile
May 4th: NO SCHOOL - DATA DAY
May 5th: NO SCHOOL - PD DAY
May 21st: LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS
WE ARE HIRING
Talawanda is currently hiring for a few positions!
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